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You might already know about Hoopla, the online service that allows you to instantly borrow free digital movies, music, eBooks and more, 24/7 with your Somerville Library card. But did you know that the service just keeps getting better and better? Now you can even download and read comic books on Hoopla, including titles from DC (The Dark Knight, The Flash, Wonder Woman) and Vertigo (Sandman, V for Vendetta, Fables) There are tons of others too, including comics for kids (Adventure... Read Post

On November 18, 1985, people across the country opened their newspapers (this was back when most people read newspapers) and met a sandy-haired six-year old named Calvin and his stuffed (but sentient) tiger Hobbes. Calvin was every babysitter's nightmare, the bane of his teachers, Dennis the Menace on speed (but with a much better vocabulary and a more interesting mind). He was a source of nonstop stress for his parents and a constant torment to his neighbor Susie.
Of course readers fell in... Read Post

A six-year-old is attacked by a tiger daily when he gets home from school. He tries to get out of homework by faking amnesia. At night he battles the bathtub suds monster as his tyrannical parents force him to adopt their bourgeois hygiene standards. He has marvelous adventures as he transforms himself into a pteranodon, Spaceman Spiff, or a bloodthirsty deity demanding human sacrifice, all the while accompanied by his combative tiger companion, who...strangely....looks like a child's stuffed... Read Post

Have you heard about the Digital Comic Museum? It's a free online resource that allows users to download public domain golden age comics! The goal of the project is to archive these comic books online and make them widely available. All files have been researched by DCM staff and users to make sure they are copyright free and in the public domain. It's easy to register for a free account and start downloading and reading right away. That ought to keep you busy for a while!
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